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Automated CI/CD pipelines for fast, reliable deployments

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CI/CD Pipeline Design

Design and implement complete CI/CD pipelines.

Deliverables:
  • Workflow architecture
  • Build optimization
  • Test automation
  • Deployment strategies
  • Environment management

GitHub Actions Implementation

Build custom GitHub Actions workflows.

Deliverables:
  • Custom actions
  • Matrix builds
  • Secrets management
  • Artifact handling
  • Caching strategy

CI/CD Optimization

Speed up and improve existing pipelines.

Deliverables:
  • Performance analysis
  • Cache optimization
  • Parallel execution
  • Cost reduction
  • Reliability improvements

$ man github-actions

CI/CD Best Practices

Build Speed

  • Layer caching for Docker
  • Dependency caching
  • Parallel test execution
  • Incremental builds

Reliability

  • Retry mechanisms
  • Rollback strategies
  • Health checks
  • Monitoring integration

Security

  • Secrets management
  • SAST/DAST integration
  • Dependency scanning
  • Environment isolation

CI/CD Tools I Use

GitHub Actions - Primary choice GitLab CI - Self-hosted option CircleCI - Complex workflows Jenkins - Legacy systems ArgoCD - GitOps deployments

$ cat README.md

GitHub Actions Workflow

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name: CI/CD Pipeline

on:
  push:
    branches: [main, develop]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

env:
  REGISTRY: gcr.io
  PROJECT_ID: my-project
  SERVICE_NAME: api

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      
      - name: Set up Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          python-version: '3.11'
          cache: 'pip'
      
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: pip install -r requirements.txt
      
      - name: Run tests
        run: pytest --cov=src --cov-report=xml
      
      - name: Upload coverage
        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3

  build:
    needs: test
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.event_name == 'push'
    outputs:
      image: ${{ steps.build.outputs.image }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      
      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
      
      - name: Login to GCR
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
        with:
          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
          username: _json_key
          password: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
      
      - name: Build and push
        id: build
        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
        with:
          push: true
          tags: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.PROJECT_ID }}/${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }}
          cache-from: type=gha
          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max

  deploy:
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
    environment: production
    steps:
      - name: Deploy to Cloud Run
        uses: google-github-actions/deploy-cloudrun@v2
        with:
          service: ${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}
          image: ${{ needs.build.outputs.image }}
          region: us-central1

CI/CD Architecture

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β”‚   Push to   │────▢│         GitHub Actions              β”‚
β”‚    main     β”‚     β”‚                                      β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜     β”‚  β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”  β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”  β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β” β”‚
                    β”‚  β”‚Test │─▢│Build│─▢│Deploy to Prodβ”‚ β”‚
β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”     β”‚  β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜  β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜  β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜ β”‚
β”‚   Push to   │────▢│                                      β”‚
β”‚   develop   β”‚     β”‚  β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”  β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”  β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β” β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜     β”‚  β”‚Test │─▢│Build│─▢│Deploy to Dev β”‚ β”‚
                    β”‚  β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜  β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜  β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜ β”‚
β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”     β”‚                                      β”‚
β”‚     PR      │────▢│  β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”                            β”‚
β”‚             β”‚     β”‚  β”‚Test β”‚ (no deploy)                β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜     β”‚  β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜                            β”‚
                    β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜

$ ls -la projects/

Multi-Environment Deployment

@ Flowrite
Challenge:

Deploy to dev, staging, and production with proper testing.

Solution:

GitHub Actions with environment protection, automated testing, and Terraform integration.

Result:

Fast, reliable deployments with proper governance.

GCP Deployment Pipeline

@ The Virtulab
Challenge:

Automate builds and deployments to GKE.

Solution:

GitHub Actions with Docker builds, GCR push, and GKE deployment.

Result:

Automated deployments, reduced manual errors.

Monorepo CI

@ Pipelinepharma
Challenge:

Build and test only changed services in monorepo.

Solution:

GitHub Actions with path filters, matrix builds, and selective deployments.

Result:

Fast CI for large monorepo.

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+ 5+ years of production CI/CD experience
+ GitHub Actions specialist
+ Multiple CI toolsβ€”GitLab, CircleCI, Jenkins
+ Cloud deployment integrationβ€”AWS, GCP
+ Security and compliance focus

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